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For the few of you who subscribe to this blog, let me apologize for letting it go dormant for a month. No excuses except I’ve been busy working out, eating right, doing yardwork… basically living life!

In my time away from blogging, I have been watching some documentaries on NetFlix about food, nutrition, weight loss, health, etc. Let me state that I watch these documentaries with an open, inquisitive mind. I do not blindly accept the ideas postulated as gospel truth, but I am open to considering the possibilities.

Food Matters – very interesting conjecture about how eating healthy, raw, and superfoods is the answer to most medical problems instead of looking for another pill to pop. A few ideas that resonated with me: starting every morning with water before anything else (including my daily coffee), eating at least a 51% raw food diet to eliminate toxicity, and high dosage vitamin B or C therapy as a means to treat certain conditions. Previous to watching this documentary, I was not familiary with Max Gerson who promoted the Gerson Therapy and founded the Gerson Institute – fascinating man with revolutionary ideas!

Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead – the story of 2 men who directly confronted their unhealthy lifestyles and morbid obesity by adopting a diet of strictly juicing fresh fruits and vegetables. No consumption of anything else besides their daily juice. While adhering to such a strict diet is certainly not for everyone, their ability to stick with it as well as their resulting weight loss and health improvement were nothing short of phenomenal. Amazing that these men spoke to so many people throughout the documentary and presented them with the truth that eating nutritious food can extend and improve quality of life, yet their message was largely ignored. So many people are willing to live lives that ignore or defy this simple truth.

Hungry for Change – documentary that focuses on what exactly goes into the popular food products sold at most grocery stores. Really made me stop and think about sugar consumption and how much sugar we consume today compared to just 100 years ago. Certainly opened my eyes to examining food labels more closely. Don’t trust the trendy slogans on the food packaging!

For me, this is a continuation in my quest to learn more about nutrition, food products, ingredients, super foods and how all of this correlates to the society we live in that allows genetic modification of food, relies on drugs and medications to deal with problems most likely caused by the foods we eat, and places a much lower emphasis on nutrition in comparison to the other ‘important’ things of life.

Next up for me, I am considering joining a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) this summer. For me, it seems to be a fantastic way to regularly get fresh fruits and vegetables that are grown in a way that I believe in. Not only will I have greater trust in the produce I am eating (and getting great benefit from it), I will be locally supporting farms that believe in the growth and harvesting of organic, hormone-free, GMO-free fruits and vegetables. Certainly, risks are involved with such a decision, which is why I am going to research this idea further. Local Harvest is a great resource for explaining the pros and cons of such a decision.

If you have seen any of the listed documentaries or have others to share or have an opinion about CSA’s, I would love to get your input. Please comment!